2011 Best of Northwest Indiana Business Winners

Best of Northwest Indiana
Our readers pick their favorites in products, businesses, services and lifestyle.

When Northwest Indiana residents find a good thing, they let people know. And that’s what they’ve been doing since last October, logging into the Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly website and voting for the “Best Of Northwest Indiana Business.”

If it’s a product or service, Northwest Indiana customers and readers of NWIBQ want to let everyone know who has the best service, where to go to get a great meal or where the best place is to hold a meeting or even work.

In dozens of categories, readers have made their choices. For those who took the time to scroll through the categories and vote, we thank you. By voting, you have given deserved recognition to some special Northwest Indiana businesses, and you have helped to make Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly your own.

While the votes have been tallied for the “Best of Northwest Indiana Business,” we’re asking that you send us your comments about this year’s poll. Is there a category that should be added? Should there be more room for feedback? Was the questionnaire too long? Did it take too much time to complete?

Let us know. We’re already looking to the 2012 edition of “Best of Northwest Indiana.” We want to make it one of the best. We’re listening.

And finally, all are winners in our books, even if you were listed as a runner-up! Congratulations!

BEST UNIVERSITY TO ATTAIN AN MBAWinner: Valparaiso University School of Business, Valparaiso.Runners-up: Indiana University Northwest, Gary; Notre Dame, South Bend; Purdue University Calumet, Hammond; Purdue North Central, Westville; Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette.

BEST UNIVERSITY FOR A TECHNOLOGY DEGREEWinner: Purdue University Calumet, Hammond.Runners-up: Indiana University Northwest, Gary; Ivy Tech Community College, East Chicago, Michigan City, South Bend, Gary and Valparaiso; Purdue North Central, Westville; Valparaiso University.

BEST UNIVERSITY BUSINESS DEGREE ONLINE PROGRAMWinner: University of Phoenix, Merrillville and Indianapolis.Runners-up: Indiana Wesleyan University, Merrillville; Ivy Tech Community College, East Chicago, Michigan City, South Bend, Gary and Valparaiso.

Comments

Thanks for including credit unions in your survey this year. Credit Unions are different from banks in that they are not for profits and are owned by their members and not stockholders. They deserve and need to have their own catagory seperate from banks, because the’re not banks. So readers would never nominate them in that catagory. Hopefully best credit union will be a permanent addition to your survey.

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